|
Deepak Shodhan
Roshan Harshadlal Shodhan
Born: 18 October 1928, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Major Teams: Gujarat, Baroda, India.
Known As: Deepak Shodhan
Also Known As: Deepak Harshadlal Shodhan
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Medium
Test Debut: India v Pakistan at Calcutta, 5th Test, 1952/53
Last Test: India v West Indies at Kingston, 5th Test, 1952/53
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 3 4 1 181 110 60.33 1 0 1 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 10 3 26 0 - - 0 0 - 2.60
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1946/47 - 1961/62)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100s Ct St
Batting & Fielding 43 64 7 1802 261 31.61 4 27 0
R W Ave BBI 5 10
Bowling 2486 73 34.05 5-49 3 0
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
StatsGuru Filters for Deepak Shodhan
Profile:
The case of `Deepak' Shodhan is one of the most baffling in the
history of Indian cricket. An attractive left handed batsman, he made
a memorable debut against Pakistan in the fifth Test at Calcutta in
1952-53. Coming in at No 8, with the total 179 for six, he propped up
the latter half of the order so effectively that India ultimately
totalled 397. Shodhan was last out for 110, becoming the first player
to score a hundred in the first innings of his first Test for
India. He was immediately hailed as a bright new star on the Indian
batting horizon and on the tour of West Indies which followed
immediately he got 45 and 11 in the first Test at Port of
Spain. Injuries however kept him out of the next three Tests and when
brought back for the final Test, he was taken ill on the first day and
could not bat in the first innings. In the second innings he got up
from the sick bed, went in at No 10 and scored 15 not out at a
critical time when India were in some danger of losing the match.
At the end of the tour Shodhan had scored 181 runs in three Tests at
an average of 60 plus. Astonishingly, that remained the extent of his
Test career for he was never again picked to play for the country. He
however continued to play in the Ranji Trophy till the early sixties
and had a record of 1235 runs (33.37) and 59 wickets (30.32) with his
left arm medium pacers in the National competition. He had four
centuries in all in a first class career that stretched from 1946 to
1962. (Partab Ramchand)
|
 |
|